Calgary film explores drug culture

By Sean Sullivan

Producer Ritika Anand and her husband, director Shailender Vyas, are only interested in producing films about social issues. Their last film, Lost, which was released in 2009 and won an Award of Excellence from the Canada International Film Festival in 2010, was a 60-minute documentary drama about how southeast Asian immigrants to Canada run into… Continue reading Calgary film explores drug culture

Bears strike gold at volleyball championships

By Fabian Mayer

The University of Alberta Golden Bears are Canadian Interuniversity Sport volleyball champions. U of A won the tournament held over the weekend at the University of Calgary beating the University of Western Ontario Mustangs in straight sets (25­–19, 25–17, 25–16). The Golden Bears grabbed the momentum early and used the energy of the raucous pro-U… Continue reading Bears strike gold at volleyball championships

Pickup artist successfully ensnares females

By Elizabeth Scott

Despite the poor reputation men known as pickup artists (PUAs) have acquired in recent years, it seems that all those hours of approaching and harassing unsuspecting women may finally be paying off. One PUA in particular, Vince DeSantis, is reaping the rewards of these practices. Third-year engineering major Claire Mitchell reports that she was attending… Continue reading Pickup artist successfully ensnares females

Navigating the other side of the hill

By Elizabeth Scott

It is only natural that parents and children butt heads every once in a while. The teen years in particular can be tricky to navigate and may cause tension in families that are the focus of many self-help books. Fourth-year educational psychology student Emily Breyer has taken a different angle on the strain in parent-child… Continue reading Navigating the other side of the hill

MacHall lease negotiations pushed to next term

By Riley Hill

The Students’ Union next president better be ready to negotiate. According to SU president Raphael Jacob and vice-president operations and finance Eric Termuende, the SU does not expect to sign a new lease agreement for MacHall before the current executives leave office in April. This means the winners of this year’s election will be tasked… Continue reading MacHall lease negotiations pushed to next term

Dinos lose in CIS volleyball quarterfinal

By Curtis Wolff

The odds were stacked against the seventh-seeded Dinos men’s volleyball team, drawing the 19–1 McMaster Marauders in the quarterfinal round of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport championships. After shocking the Marauders and pumping up the Jack Simpson Gymnasium crowd with an inspired first set victory, the Dinos eventually succumed to the better team, losing in four… Continue reading Dinos lose in CIS volleyball quarterfinal